Each is meticulously maintained and outfitted with some mix of snorkel exhaust, skid plates, oversized mud tires, auxiliary lights, power winches, and a smattering of brand decals and competitive insignia.

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Origin and Etymology of skid

perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skīth stick of wood — more at ski

According to the MTA, the wheels on the second car of the Q train skidded off the tracks rails shortly before 9 a.m. No injuries have been reported, and all the passengers were safely evacuated from the stuck train.

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